TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Chiurcciu Vitali
The seminar aim consists in raising competence of participants by working out and realization of a youth policy on the basis of understanding of spirit, values, experience and resources of the Council of Europe.
Course objectives
Explore principles, experiences and resources of Council of Europe in area of:
a. Youth participation
b. Youth policy
Share experiences and practices from participants’ realities in the field of youth policy and youth participation
Learn more about spirit, values, institution of Council of Europe
Learn about Council of Europe youth policy (Agenda 2020), relevant documents (Charter on youth participation), main programs and priorities
Elaborate strategies of involvement of youth parliamentarians in decision making processes and development partnership among participants
Analyze the status and future of development of youth parliamentarism in the Council of Europe countries and the participation in democratic processes and structures
Preparation of draft documents for creation Youth Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (YIA CIS)
Preparation of the project on creation and organization of International Youth Movement
26 participants represented the various organizations from 10 CIS countries, including 5 member states of the Council of Europe. Participants represented also various youth structures, as youth parliaments, Councils, and the youth organizations.
Icebreakers.
Group work.
Reflection groups.
Individual work.
Games and exercises from Manual COMPASS.
Presentations and debriefing.
Participants of the seminar have chance to get understanding about the values of CoE, to touch democracy during meetings of PACE. They start process of establishing Youth Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States and International Youth Movement. The participants could learn what CoE does in field of European Youth Policy. They develop and improve competencies as future politics, including by non-formal education methods.
I was full-time trainer with my colleagues Ljubov Lissina and Uljana Ivanova.